In the year 2016, when Kumar Gaurav was doing PhD in Hindi Literature from Delhi University (DU), he was selected as Assistant Commandant in CRPF. But he rejected the job to complete his studies
Congratulating the selected candidates, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Congratulations to all the successful candidates in the combined. examination which was conducted by the UPPSC in a transparent and fair manner in a record 10 months.”
In a first for the state's civil services examination, eight female candidates figured in the Top 10 in the public exam conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC).